SDR ABXA010911

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
May 18, 2002
Submitted
June 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45999
Aircraft time
78,705 hours, 25,429 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
57740355507ABX1
Part serial
ABX9692
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. LANDING GEAR AND DOOR LATCHING SYSTEM ILLUMINATED IN LEFT MAIN GEAR POSITION. ALTERNATE METHOD USED TO EXTINGUISH THE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. FOUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACHING PIN BROKEN. REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER AND PIN IAW DC-8 MM 32-32-02-2. OPS CHECKED AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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